Press Release

VeriSign's Messaging and Mobile Media Division Receives North American Messaging-Based Mobile Banking Solution of the Year Award From Frost & Sullivan

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (Marketwire) - VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media, a
division of VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet
infrastructure for the networked world, today announced that its
VeriSign® Mobile Banking Services have received the 2009 Award for North
American Messaging-based Mobile Banking Solution of the Year from Frost &
Sullivan, a leading growth consulting firm. VeriSign Messaging and Mobile
Media has achieved significant momentum in North America as well as in
global markets, as leading financial institutions continue to leverage the
company's mobile banking services to provide customers with near real-time
secure mobile financial services via wireless devices.

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Solution of the Year is presented each year
to the company that has achieved the best combination of product
performance and industry advancement within the Mobile and Wireless
industry. The winning solution has surpassed the expectations of customers
and offers more innovative capabilities than competing vendors and
products.

"VeriSign is a key enabler in the mobile financial services markets and a
deserving recipient of this year's award for Mobile Banking Solution of the
Year," said Vikrant Gandhi, Frost & Sullivan industry analyst. "The
company's visionary approach and strong understanding of the key
expectations of the value chain participants such as financial
institutions, mobile operators and consumers is evident in its deployment
strategy, and we expect VeriSign to maintain the growth through continuous
innovation and operational excellence."

VeriSign Mobile Banking Services allow banks and financial institutions to
replicate the Internet banking experience on the mobile phone, providing
customers with convenient options to access interactive services such as
multifactor authentication, balance inquiries, transaction history, bill
payment, fund transfers and mobile alerts via the mobile phone. Currently,
six out of the top 10 leading banks in North America use VeriSign Messaging
and Mobile Media's mobile banking platform to improve the overall banking
experience for their customers. In addition, the company works with three
of the top five credit card issuers, and the global leaders in online
payment and remittances solutions.

VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media's flexible and comprehensive solution
uses SMS/MMS and WAP to deliver real-time information to the mobile user,
providing a foundation for value added services. VeriSign Messaging and
Mobile Media continues to see Short Message Service (SMS) as the preferred
medium for mobile banking in North America and throughout the world with
financial customers driving a 96 percent increase in messaging traffic from
Q4 2007 to Q4 2008.

"We are honored to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the Mobile Banking
Solution of the Year, as this award validates our continuous efforts toward
providing industry leading mobile messaging solutions to financial
institutions," said Charles Landry, vice president and general manager,
products and innovation for VeriSign's Messaging and Mobile Media division.
"As consumers are relying more on their mobile devices, there is huge
momentum behind mobile banking with an increasing number of financial
institutions using these types of services as a competitive differentiator.
Frost & Sullivan's selection of VeriSign clearly demonstrates that we have
the best offering in this growing category."

About VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media

VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media is a division of VeriSign, the trusted
provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.
Through this business unit, VeriSign provides global application services
that reliably delivers short-messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and
mobile content across wireless operators and mobile devices throughout the
world. As a leader in mobile messaging, mobile banking and mobile content
delivery, VeriSign offers a broad portfolio of mobile infrastructure and
delivery services. Offering reliable delivery, a worldwide presence, and
rapid and effective deployment, VeriSign has built a trusted and respected
brand with global mobile operators, media content providers and
enterprises. The reach, reliability and value add of VeriSign services
enable these companies to capitalize on the rapidly growing messaging and
media content markets.

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet
infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each
day, VeriSign helps companies and consumers all over the world engage in
communications and commerce with confidence. Additional news and
information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

About Frost & Sullivan

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accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation
and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO
and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice
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Forward-Looking Statement

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied
by such forward-looking statements. More information about potential
factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is
included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes
no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the
date of this press release.